Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 12, 2026
Counting down the ten players he's most excited to watch in 2026, Parkins predicted Maxx Crosby would be traded away from the Raiders during the season, argued Jahmyr Gibbs should be the No. 1 overall fantasy pick ahead of Bijan Robinson, and suggested Myles Garrett could top his 23-sack total from last season with the Rams.
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What Danny Parkins said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI don't think he's finishing the season with the Raiders.
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- 10 NFL Players Positioning Themselves For A Breakthrough 2026 Season
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- 1Fantasy Rankings“"I think he should be the number one pick in fantasy football over Bijan Robinson, a great one v two debate."”
- 2Myles Garrett to record 23 sacks“"Why can't he have more sacks this year than he did last year and break his own record when he's going to be playing with a lead."”
- 3Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders“"I don't think he's finishing the season with the Raiders. So if he has a good September and is healthy, he gets traded for one first-round pick instead of two to a team that starts hot," Parkins said”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “I think he should be the number one pick in fantasy football…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Myles Garrett to record 23 sacks2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 fantasy ranking, 1 player season number and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“I think he should be the number one pick in fantasy football over Bijan Robinson, a great one v two debate.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Player Season NumbersMyles GarrettLos Angeles Rams
Myles Garrett to record 23 sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsMaxx CrosbyLas Vegas Raiders
Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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